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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21
6enera1 Convention.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

The BOARD met in the city of New York, on
Wednesday, May 4, 1887. Present. Messrs.
JOY (Chairman), Perham, Rugg, Ryder, Hol-
den, Capen, Thomas, Chaplin and Demarest
Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Ryder.
The Record of the November meeting was
approved.
The Committee on Scholarships reported
the business it had transacted during the in
term of the meetings, and, ON the report of
the Secretary that the drafts of approved
students during the year amounted to $500
in excess of the appropriation made for that
interest, recommended that that sum be add
ed to the appropriation; and the Board adopt
ed the recommendation.
The Committee of Fellowship reported:
Grant of Letter of Dismissal to Rev E. r.
Earle, of Oswego, n Y; grant of Letter of
License as a Lay Preacher to Miss Meekie
f. Dunaway, of Blanket, Texas; grant of
Letter of Transfer to the Pennsylvania Con-
vention of Rev. A. o. Hutchins, of Titusville,
Pa; grant of Renewal of License to j. M.
Wright, of Farmersville, Texas, to expire
Feb. 26, 1888; grant of Fellowship to Rev.
@. E. Churchill, of Pomona, CAL, upon Let
ter of Transfer from the Vermont Conven-
ton.
Upon recommendation of the Committee
of Fellowship, the First Universalist parish
of Hico, Texas, was admitted to the fellow
ship of the Convention.
Upon the like recommendation the First
Universalist Church and Parish of Dallas,
Texas, was admitted to fellowship.
Upon the like recommendation, the Uni
versalist Parish of Rockale, Milan county,
Texas, was admitted to fellowship.
Upon the like recommendation, the Uni
versalist Parish at Garden Valley, Texas, was
admitted to fellowship.
The Committee on Investments reported
their action od interim, and the Board or
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

ago the Church possessed only two colleges
and three schools. To day it has four COL
leges, three theological schools, and five
academies, with ITO professors and teachers
and over 300 students. The estimated value
of the property of these institutions is about
S3,OOOOOO. The Convention represents near
ly LOCO parishes, $50 clergymen, $4,000 Sun
day school pupils and teachers, and $4,000
church members. Thirty years ago the Con
ventions, State and General, probably did
not hold funds amounting to over $4,000.
To-day their permanent endowments, with
those of the Publishing House, the Sunday
school unions and the Chaplin and Washburn
Homes are fully $1,100,O00 For the last five
years the contributions and legacies for mis-
sions and education Lave averaged nearly
100000 annually. These statistics are evil
dences of growth, yet the Universalist Church
is but beginning its work; just getting organ
lied. What is needed most now is faith,
earnestness and devotion. With all honor to
every man of whatever Christian faith, let us
remember we have two duties-to work for
our faith and to demand from all others
what we freely give to them, respect for our
Church No other church has our faith.
There cannot be semi Universalism any
more than there can be semi patriotism. Let
us plant our standard and demand respect as
we give respect and Christian fellowship.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

The circumstances all point to the
fact that this assassination was due to
the liquor anarchists of jackson, who
were incensed against Gambrell for his
advocacy of prohibition. 1t may be diff
cult to prove from legal point of view
that this was liquor murder, as there
we're other causes of enmity cherished
by Hamilton toward his victim; but that
the deceased editor incurred the hostility
of Hamilton and his followers by an I'M
flinching and brilliant attitude on this
question, and the result of the recent
campaign in the State in which Gam
brell was leader and Hamilton on the
side of the liquor interests, there is no
doubt. The trial will bring forth the ex-
act facts in the case. 1t looks now as If
Gambrell fell victim to the hate of the
whisky men, and that his death was
planned in that interest II this should
prove to be a fact, and it is shown
the assassination had liquor origin,
Mississippi's martyr will be reveDged
in the whirlwind of indignation which
will assuredly sweep the State, and carry
the temperance cause to still more pro-
nounced triumphs.
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FIGURES THAT BEAR REPEATING

Mr.. J. d. w. joys address, at the re-
cent meeting of the Rhode Island Uni
versalist Club, at Providence, gives some
important figures relating to the progress
of our church in the last twenty-five
years. The facts, represented by these
figures, are highly encouraging and de-
serve attention. Although the figures
have appeared in substance once or twice
in our columns, they will bear repetition
in the new form given them by Mr.. Joy.
We recommend dose of them to be we'll
shaken mentally before taken, as an ex-
cellent specific for the worst attack of
denominatioDal "blues." They are also
good to administer in cases of chronic
grumbling and fault finding, and al
though not warranted to cure, will prove
helpful and relieve the patient of the
worst forms of his malady:
Mr.. Joy congratulated the Club on its rapid
growth while it is the youngest of Universal
list clubs. He reviewed the history of the
church, which extends but little over cen
fury, and referred to the fact that to be
Universalist during the first seyenty.fve
years incurred persecution, ostracism, SLAM
der and abuse by the people of all other de-
nominations. During that time the church
had nothing worthy of being called Gener-
al Convention. The conventions held, sim
ply passed resolves on resolves. About thirty
years ago it was found that it was necessary
to do more than to resolve. Hosea Ballou,
second president of Tufts College, said at the
time that the Church wanted organization
and education. Horace Greeley said, ave
want unity, earnestness and patience" Gov.
Washburn, of Maine, said: "We want organ
ization, schools and work." These were the
thoughts that inspired the young men in 1858
to organize and try to infuse new life into
the Church. State Conventions worked to
improve their organizations, and in 1866 the
General Convention took a stand for ad-
Vancement, and, every year since, organiza- |
ton AID unity of effort has produced great |
gain in strength and power. Thirty years ]
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21
WRATH OF GOD.

The language, wrath of God, " IAN
ger of God" and other similar express
sions, has been the occasion of much
trouble and embarrassment to Christ
ians from the earliest days of the
Christian church. Some of the heretics,
as early as the second. century, held
that the God of the Old Testament and
the God of the New, were not the same.
And their principal argument was, that
the former was a God of wrath, and
the latter a God of love. How they
disposed Of the passages in the New
Testament that mention the wrath of
God, or those in the Old that declare
his goodness and mercy, we are not in
formed.
To meet these difficulties, it came to
be the theory of the orthodox church,
in the second and third century, that
the God of the Old Testament was the
Messiah in his pre-existent state. 1t
was he that walked in the garden in
the cool Of the day. 1t was he that shut
the door of the ark after Noah and his
family had entered. 1t was he that
came down to inspect the tower of Ba-
bel. twas he that was angry, jealous,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21
PERSONAL.

Rev. N. A. Saxton, gives the Soldiers
Memorial address at Bluffton this year.
Rev. J. Coleman Adams's residence is
81 Ray avenue, Chica go-not IA, as given
in recent number of The UNIvEBsALIsT.
General Agent Caverly, after ten
days business visit to the Western
Branch, left on Wednesday evening for
Boston.
Rev. DR.. Tucker has been invited to
preach the momorial sermon before the
members of the g. A. r. at Mt. Gilead,
May 20.
Br. j. M. Muscott, late Vice-President
Of the Kansas Convention, was in our
city last week on his way to Johnstown,
N. Y, where he will spend few months
in recuperating his health.
Mr.. q. A. Newcomb, of Detroit, hand
somely remembered his old Taunton,
Mass, home by contribution of 800
toward the recent extinction of the
debt of the Universalist parish.
GA'0OFOIuOI L 0TAhIu, OI uldlHe dp-
pears to have made q substantial recov-
cry from the illness which has SO long pros
trated him. Happily, the ailment, though
severe, was not of dangerous character.
Hon. Charles Robinson, of our Newton
vile, Mass, parish, a brother of ex-Gov.
Robinson, and President of the Board of
Trustees of Tufts College, passed through
Chicago last week on his return from his
winter sojourn in California.
The Literary World recently gave
some interesting facts concerning the
Sorosis Club in New York city. 1t de-
scribes the president of the club, Mrs.
NJ. Louise Thomas, of our church, as
"gifted lady," and adds: Until recently
she has been successful farmer in New
Jersey, and can talk of bees and fruits as
Understandings as of current literature.
Her manners peculiarly adapt her for the
position she occupies in this famous club,
which gives breakfasts to noted women
authors, singers, and travellers, and vari-
ously encourages feminine talent and in
dustry."
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

COMMENCING in July, the Interna-
tional series of Sunday-school lessons
enters upon the New Testament, and
for twelve months the instruction of
our schools will be based on that part
of the Bible. This fact should modify
a large amount of criticism on this sys-
tenn, and inspire those who desire an
orderly and comprehensive study of the
Word, to greater diligence in Sunday
school instruction. If the objection is
well founded, that the system devotes
too much attention to the records of an
ancient people, and is thus removed
from the wants of the present age, for
a twelve month, at least, this objection
will not rule. Those who have been
strenuous for New Testament study in
our schools, will now have an opportu-
nifty to follow the International series
on their own chosen ground. 1t will
also give an opportunity to present the
interpretations and doctrines of our
church in contrast with those of the or
thodox denominations, which is one of
the advantages of the International
series.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

REV. DIR. BALCH furnishes us few
words in regard to the late DIR. ADAMS:
"My first acquaintance with Br. j. G.
Adams was at his ordination in West
Rumney, N. H., about fifty years ago.
Hosea Ballou and Thomas Whittemore
were present. On leaving Claremont he
succeeded me. Not long after, he re-
moved to Maiden, Mass. He was for
time settled in Worcester, and with the
Second Society in Providence, r. 1. Our
intercourse was always pleasant, but,
owing to our wide separation, never very
intimate. l always esteemed him a warm
hearted, sincere and devoted friend and
brother, and an earnest preacher, whose
character was worthy his profession and
a living argument in favor of the doctrine
he advocated. Ny visit to his sick cham
Der few weeks ago, was re-awakening
OF the cordiality and bright hopes cher
ished a half century ago. Hopes appar-
entity near realization, Of which he seemed
fully aware:
1T would be sad, this farewell look;
Our flowing tears we could not brook,
Our hearts already riven-
But for the promise of that grace,
Which God bestows in every place
And blessed hope of Heaven"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

The deed to the Convention of the church
property recently purchased by the Univers-
alist parish of Oakland, CAL, with the aid of
the Convention, was laid before the Board;
and provision was made for its re-convey-
ance, with conditions.
communication relating to the methods
of the Board was received, with the Secre-
tary's reply, which was approved, and both
papers were ordered ON file.
Communications relating to the Swedish
Mission at Minneapolis were ordered on file;
with communications relating to missionary
work at new points, the work in Southern
California, st. Paul, MINI, and other sub
jects.
An appropriation was made by the Board
in aid of pastoral work in Racine, Wis, for
one year; and in aid of regular services in
Indianapolis.
Messrs. Demarest, Holden and Capen were
appointed the Committee of Arrangements
for the session of the Convention to be held
in New York in October next
The Secretary was authorized to visit such
State Conventions as he might be able during
the summer and fall.
Certain bills were approved and ordered
paid.
A recommendation of the Maine Conven-
ton Committee of Fellowship that John H.
Palmer be restored to ministerial standing,
with accompanying papers and more recent
correspondence, was laid before the Board;
and, after due deliberation, the following
order was adopted
"Upon the recommendation of the Com
mittee of Fellowship of the Maine Conven-
ton, no member of such Committee dissent
ing, it is hereby Ordered, That John II.
Palmer be fully restored to the fellowship of
the Universalist Church as a clergyman"
at the suggestion of the Committee on In
vestments, the Secretary and Treasurer were
instructed to consolidate the accounts of
securities belonging to the several Funds, so
far as is admissible by the terms upon which
they were founded; to take effect October /.
Adjourned.
G. L. DEMAREsT, Secretary.
Manchester, n. II.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

OFF was an editor, writes one of our
stirring young pastors, 81 would stereo-
type this sentence: The churches that
are doing the most foreign missionary
work, are doing the most home mis-
sionary work 1t would prove an ef-
fectual and convenient answer to nine
tenths of the articles against foreign
missions" The time is rapidly COM
ing when this fact will bear its fruit
age among our Universalist people, 1t
embraces an argument which is worthy
of constant attention from an advane-
ing church. It is one of the most sig
nificant lessons that we read in the his
tory of missions.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

REV. J. A. HoYT, who writes the
article, "The Verdict Of Experience"
on our first page this week, is in the
third generation of a family Of preach
ers. His father and grandfather were
preachers of the old-school Calvinistic
type,-Congregational in New England
Presbyterian at the West, when it was
supposed that Congregationalism could
not be maintained out of New England.
Br. Hoyt's change of faith was bless
ed relief to a tortured mind, and an
anxious soul. How he regards Uni
versalism, after an experience of some
twelve years, is described in his inter-
esting article.
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MEETINGS ON MONDAY.

MONDAY, May 16, at 10: 80 A. NJ, the reg
ular monthly Ministers Meeting was
held at the rooms of the Western Branch
Present: Rev. Messrs. Adams, Conklin,
Cantwell, Miss Chaplin, Nickerson, Reed,
Miss. Kollock, Webster and Small. An
informal consultation was held in regard
to program of practical topics for the
coming autumn and winter. To prepare
such program Miss Chaplin and Messrs.
Conklin and Nickerson were appointed.
This committee will report at the June
meeting, which will be the last of the
season.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Hi
nois State Convention also met on Mon
day, at 2 P. NJ. President swan, Vice.
President Woodland, Secretary Dicker,
Treasurer Massey, and the requisite quo
rum present. The reports of the State
Superintendent for March and April were
read; the Treasurer made his report, and
the committee discussed the work in pro-
gress at various points in the State. The
financial obligations of the Committee to
the Springfield parish to date were Or
dered paid. An excellent feature of the
meeting was the passage of a check for
$500 from st. Pauls parish to the Treas
urer as part payment Of the subscription
to the State work. Parishes that have
not made returns to the Convention treas
ry will aid the work by RENTING their
dues.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

INDIANA, we are glad to report, has
recently made two substantial advances
toward the permanent pastorate, ex-
changing semi-monthly preaching for
services on each Sunday. Logansport
and Button, during the coming year,
will have regular services. Rev. Mr..
Grandy will serve LOgansport, and Rev.
Mr.. Saxton, Button, on this basis.
This is moving in the right direction.
1t is by the settled pastorate that the
largest prosperity will come to our
church.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

VERY rarely do we print a sermon
or the first page. The exceptional
character of the discourse presented on
that page the present week, is suffi-
Gent justification. The touching and
beautiful tribute from Rev. J. Cole
man Adams, to the memory of his be-
loved father, will be widely read and
approved in every line. The discourse
when preached touched the deepest
sympathies of the congregation, and
many of our readers who loved DR..
Adams will be pleased to see the dis
course in print.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21
SATURDAY, MAY q, 1887.

THE Wisconsin Convention is called
to meet at Lacrosse, June 7. The
official notice is on the eighth page of
this weeks paper. The program is
printed on the fifth page, under the
State heading.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21
THE MISSISSIPPI ASSASSINATION.
New YORK, May y, 1887.

New York, May u, 1887
To the Editor of The UniUerSoliSt.
DEAR SIR-We mail you a copy of The
Voice for this week May 12), with marked
articles concerning the murder of Editor
Gambrell in jackson, Miss, by the whisky
rufians. The facts given by our special cor
respondent throws on the murder light which
does not appear from the accounts of the
daily press, and show it to have been one of
the most heinous yet committed. Following
so closely upon the murder of Rev. DIR. Had
dock in Sioux City, and of DR.. Northup, in
Haverhill, Ohio, and innumerable outrages
by liquor men elsewhere, is it not time for the
press of the land to voice in unmistakable
tones the moral sentiment of the community
in regard to such villainies? No matter what
differences exist on other phases of the tenn
perance question, there can be but one opin-
ion in regard to the conspiracies which have
sought and taken the lives of these men be-
cause of their conscientious discharge of
what they believed to be their duty as citi-
zens. EDITOR OF 1.-THE VOICE"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

HEARING of the White Cross Society, and
wishing to know more about it, and learning
that The UNIvERsALIsT could furnish such
knowledge, write you, as any information
on the subject will be gratefully received.
ADA D. S1zER.
Rosendale, Wis.
In The UNIvERsALIsT of September 4
and 25, of 1886, we gave full account of
the White Cross Society in Great Brit
ain and the United States. We refer our
correspondent to these numbers of the
paper, which will be mailed to her ad-
dress.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21
Manchester, n. II.

THE cause OF prohibition in Texas has
received a strong impulse in the declara-
ton of Senator Regain in its favor.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

The Empress of Germany gives
a golden cross TO every servant in
the Empire who has remained over forty
years in her present position, and whose
character is good. More than 1900 have
already received the cross, of whom a
large number have remained over fifty
years in one place.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

J. S. CANTWELL, D. D., Editor.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

WILL you please state in your paper,
whether, in your opinion, we are living in
the eighty-seventh or eighty. eighth year of
the Nineteenth century; and further, does the
Nineteenth century close at ~ O'Clock P. NJ
Dec. 81, 1899? B. G. Hoover.
Appleton, 0.
We are now in the eighty. seventh year
of the Nineteenth Century. The century
does not close until the completion of the
full hundred years, namely, Dec. 81, 1900.
Dec. 81, 1899, is just one year short of the
full period.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

SEND you an article for The UNIvERsAIIsT.
am not accustomed to writing for the
press. If you cannot print the article, will
you please write and give me the reason why;
also suggest how 1 may improve. 1 would
like to write for the paper.
We are constantly in receipt of such
letters as the above. 1t is utterly impos-
sible for the Editor to answer them; or as
a general rule, to hold any correspond
ence with writer's in regard to their arti-
cles. IL we attempted to do this our
time would be so taken up as to seriously
interfere with imperative duties We are
always pleased to receive articles from
new writer's, and such as are available we
use. But we cannot undertake to give
any reason for not printing what is
offered.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21

FIELD AGENTS:
REV. j. w. MC1IAsTER, S. s. WILLIAMS.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-06-20

"a man has to have an awful amount
pf patience in this world" ;" said one of the
unfortunate individuals employed in col
lecting names for the directory whom
stumbled aCru>> ia one of my ramblcS.
when you run over the leaves of Il
directory he continued, ''you cannot
imagine how much shoe leather and 'cuss'
words have been used up in getting those
thousands of names together. I've been
al ii now for two weeks and I'm about
used u and discouraged Why, | believe
every nine men out al ten have a perfect
dread of seeing their names in the
directory, and the worst of it is they leave
word with their families not to give Us
canvassers a single iota Of information.
| am Obliged 10 resort to all sorts of de
vices. Sometimes when | am repulSed |
obtain the information | want from the
neighbors frequently meet Tartar of
the gentler sex who threatens to have me
arrested If | persist i'll minding what she
holds is none of my business. A trick
with many of them Is 10 inform me
blandly that they are about to move to
China or Japan, and OF course under
those circumstances could not use their
names. The man of the house will tell
me that he has given his name To the New
York directory people, and he thinks that
will do. Once in a while | am driven to
10 the children in front of the
house for information, and altogether |
have come To the conclusion that | am
earning every cent OF my salary. ~ Brook
lyn Eagle.